{"id":5355,"date":"2018-12-01T00:24:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T00:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5355"},"modified":"2018-11-28T08:47:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T08:47:21","slug":"crab-apple-trees-fruit-and-ornamental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/trees-and-shrubs\/crab-apple-trees-fruit-and-ornamental\/","title":{"rendered":"Crab Apple Trees for Fruit & Ornament"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Malus<\/a><\/p>\n

The flowering crab apples, Malus Rosaceae, are excellent floral trees with the added bonus of small usually edible fruit. The Malus Red Sentinel above has a profusion of small hard red autumn fruit that can be admired in the garden, left to feed birds, converted into a jelly or added to other food dishes. Crab apples generally contain a deal of pectin and are seldom eaten uncooked.<\/p>\n

Favourite Crab Apple Varieties<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Golden Hornet is a small tree with white flowers producing a large crop of small yellow fruit.<\/li>\n
  2. John Downie perhaps the best fruiting large conical crab apples of bright orange to red.<\/li>\n
  3. Jay Darling is ornamental with large, deep red flowers and crimson tinted foliage.<\/li>\n
  4. Eleyi has purpleish shoots and very decorative purpleish fruit in Autumn. Slightly later flowering and a good pollinator.<\/li>\n
  5. Profusion is a fragrant hybrid with large wine red clustered flowers. Ox-blood red fruit make this one of the best Crab Apples.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


    \nTips<\/strong> – Crab apples are very useful for pollinating your apple trees. Select varieties that flower at different times in white pink and red.<\/p>\n

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    Crab apples, like other Malus have produced fine crops in 2010. The above example of ‘Evereste’ is growing cordon style up to 4 feet high.<\/p>\n

    I have practiced what I preach with a new Red Sentinal tree taking pride of place in my garden. It was requested and delivered for my 7oth birthday! As I said earlier this week this is an updated post for National Tree Week 2018.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

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    Other pictures<\/a><\/p>\n

    Make crab apple and chilli jelly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The flowering crab apples, Malus Rosaceae, are excellent floral trees with the added bonus of small usually edible fruit. The Malus Red Sentinel above has a profusion of small hard red autumn fruit that can be admired in the garden, left to feed birds, converted into a jelly or added to other food dishes. Crab apples generally contain a deal of pectin and are seldom eaten uncooked. Favourite Crab Apple Varieties Golden Hornet is a small tree with white flowers…<\/p>\n

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